Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy - Open Journal of Medical Imaging

OJMI > Vol.4 No.1, March 2014

Open Journal of Medical Imaging

Volume 4, Issue 1 (March 2014)

ISSN Print: 2164-2788 ISSN Online: 2164-2796

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Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojmi.2014.41001 2,973 Downloads 4,165 Views

Author(s)

Hong Yun Ma, Raphaella Da Silva, Muhammad Shah, Leonard M. Freeman

Affiliation(s)

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.

ABSTRACT

Ectopic spleen may simulate kidney activity on renal scintigraphic imaging. Accurate diagnosis requires correlation with the patient’s history and anatomic imaging studies. We report a case where the spleen migrated to the left renal fossa and mimicked the left kidney after a left nephrectomy.

KEYWORDS

Ectopic Spleen; Stimulate; Kidney Activity; Nephrectomy

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Ma, H. , Da Silva, R. , Shah, M. and M. Freeman, L. (2014) Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy. Open Journal of Medical Imaging, 4, 1-3. doi: 10.4236/ojmi.2014.41001.

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